Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

[dlombardozzi]

I tie up bow-in and both my neighbors tie up stern-in. Looking around the marina, it?s anybody?s guess as to why people are tied up one way or the other.

I tie up bow-in for two reasons, the view, a beautiful mountain range and the sun.

-Doug

 

[Aviator5]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Stern-in and a free entertainment at the ramp across the dock.

 

[dingbat]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

I tie stern in.

Better access to the boat. The bow faces into the oncoming wake and I prefer to sit facing the dock so I can talk with people that pass by.

 

[onthelake2010]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

I use to tie Stern-in until this season. The biggest reason in our new slip is the view off the stern when tied bow-in. So I switched couple weeks ago.

 

[solar7647]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Well it depends on the size of the dock, on small docks..16ft or less in length ...its stern in cause if i go bow in you have to go over the windsheid to get in but if its a big enough dock I go bow in.

 

[waju]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Stern in. My slip fits better when bow in but the dock is not long enough for us to exit easily.

 

[Thajeffski]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

I think it depends on what kinda dock you have.

I really WANT to tie stern in, but I can't quite figure it out. Here's a pic of my dock if anyone can help me out.

 

[lakegeorge]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

I tie my pontoon boat bow in because there are no wakes in our Marina and my boat is protected. That being said, many years ago we were on Cass Lake Mi. and there was a drag boat that was anchored bow in, the guy was on the beach and before you know it his boat sank and all you could see were his dual quads above the water.
The waves don't like the stern of a boat and will jump over it and flood your boat. I still remember the name on his beautiful boat, AMBUSH, that's what the water did to him.

 

[slasmith1]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Stern in, it makes it easier to board, hook up power, and water. Besides it also impresses everyone on the dock when you perfectly back in and tie up a 35' boat single handed.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Each to his or her own is my opinion.
My 2 cents.

 

[Fireman431]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Stern in, it makes it easier to board, hook up power, and water. Besides it also impresses everyone on the dock when you perfectly back in and tie up a 35' boat single handed.

+1, but with 40 LOA here. It's easier than you would think with twin engines, though the average boater doesn't know that!

 

[a70eliminator]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

I think it depends on what kinda dock you have.

I really WANT to tie stern in, but I can't quite figure it out. Here's a pic of my dock if anyone can help me out.

That bay is absolutely riddled with bouys what do they designate? I don't have a dock but when I approach the courtesy docks I'm always bow in maybe because I have a bow rider.

 

[Fireman431]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Maybe I'm missing something in the pic...what's so difficult about tying stern-in at that dock?

Approach the dock at dead idle. Never any faster than you're comfortable with hitting it. Play out fenders.

When you're roughly 1.5 times the length of you boat away from the dock, move to 'dead in the water' and start your pivot.

Turn the vessel 180 degrees using wheel and shifter and back in slowly.

Secure rear cleat lines, midship spring lines, and kill the engine.

The only troubles you might encounter are winds, currents, and other boats...these are never an issue...

 

[bob johnson]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

That bay is absolutely riddled with bouys what do they designate? I don't have a dock but when I approach the courtesy docks I'm always bow in maybe because I have a bow rider.

all those are mooring bouys , it was still late winter early spring i bet in the photo...so few boats were out yet..

that is a very very protected cover there...it is less than 400 yards waide and that picture is about 200 yards to the end of the cove...no current, not much traffi.few wakes..and not much wind....

too bad those fingers are so skinny

bob

 

[dockwrecker]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Bow in. My marina doesn't have all of the wonderful break waters you guys have and stern in means I get slapped by all of the passing boat wakes and wind chop. We have a regular 2-5:00 breeze that also inconveniently blows regularly into the stern when attempting to back into my slip which makes it double tuff to do. I tried it both ways, bow in for me in my conditions.

 

[Thajeffski]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

Maybe I'm missing something in the pic...what's so difficult about tying stern-in at that dock?

Approach the dock at dead idle. Never any faster than you're comfortable with hitting it. Play out fenders.

When you're roughly 1.5 times the length of you boat away from the dock, move to 'dead in the water' and start your pivot.

Turn the vessel 180 degrees using wheel and shifter and back in slowly.

Secure rear cleat lines, midship spring lines, and kill the engine.

The only troubles you might encounter are winds, currents, and other boats...these are never an issue...

It's not hard to do at all.....it's trying to keep the nose centered in the wind that's giving me an issue (I don't want the front of the boat to rub against the float on the finger)

 

[DianneB]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

It's "other" for me because I am at the end of the pier so there is no "in" or "out". My marina is at the very end of a small bay so I dock with the bow facing the bay so any waves are hitting the bow, not the stern.

 

[Fireman431]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

It's not hard to do at all.....it's trying to keep the nose centered in the wind that's giving me an issue (I don't want the front of the boat to rub against the float on the finger)

Spin it around. There is certainly no embarassment in pulling in bow first, unloading crew & gear, and spinning the boat around by hand. Use the lines on the cleats and give the bow a shove while walking the stern in.

Usually, loading and unloading from the stern seem to be easier.

 

[seaboo]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

I have a bow rider and would MUCH rather tie stern in (easier loading/unloading for me) but I have a better view, easier docking and everyone else ties in bow in, so I follow suit.

 

[bob johnson]

Re: Do you tie up bow-in or stern-in?

I think it depends on what kinda dock you have.

I really WANT to tie stern in, but I can't quite figure it out. Here's a pic of my dock if anyone can help me out.

funny I was just there today, there is a food stand on the other side of the cove just out of the left side of the picture. there is also a lot of docks and docked boat near the eatery there....almost all the boats over by the food stand tie up stern in.. and looking across at the dock in the picture , all the boats over there tie up bow in!!!

it must be a pain climbing over the windshiels and jumping off a pointed high bow!!!!, other wise you are off loading you and your gear on that skinny flimsy unstable string bean plank on the sides!!!

seems like every boat moored stern in that had an outboard, had the motor so tilted it was horizontal!!! the prop is totally out of the water!!

is that to prevent algae growth?? because if the ropes get loose or its really stormy, it seems like the prop will take a pounding on the dock!!!

bob